Summer Road Trip

[Jhodgesatmb]

Don't forget large changes it state of charge also reduce cycle life. You can get 3x the cycle life (charge-discharge cycles) if you limit your cycling to 15-80% DoD of the battery capacity. Also rate of discharge is also a factor.

Think of a battery like a rubber band.

My normal charge cycle is more like 30%-80%. Just this week we are doing 40%-90% with one 100% at the beginning of the trip. Also, this trip is the first time using superchargers on this vehicle.

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[JBee]

My normal charge cycle is more like 30%-80%. Just this week we are doing 40%-90% with one 100% at the beginning of the trip. Also, this trip is the first time using superchargers on this vehicle.

Thats pretty good anyway. You can go overboard with battery care as well, and just need to find a balance between convenience and longevity. Reality is you will probably wear out the 8nside and outside of the car before you reach 80% capacity, unless it has a fault.